Line cutter



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B. A. WHEATON LI NE- CUTTER Filed May 5, 1926 INVENTOR W BY W ATTol'iNEYPatented Feb. 1, 1927.

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LINE CUTTER.

Application filed May 5, 1926; Serial No. 106,931.

This invention relates to cable line cutters and has for its primaryobject the provision of a cutter to be used in lumber camps in cuttinglog cable lines A further object is toprovide a cutter for log cablelines that is adapted to be positioned upon a wooden supporting meanssuch as a stump, log or railroad tie and when the first piece of cableis cut the action of cutting the cable will cause the prongs whichdepend from the body of said cutter to embed themselves in the wooden.supporting means, so as to secure the cutter in said means as will bereadily apparent.

cutter provided with a removable cutting blade.

This invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to behereinafter fully described, il lustrated in the accompanying drawingsand specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

7 In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective View ofthe line cutter forming the subjectmatter of the present invention. 1

Figure Q'is a vertical sectional view therethrough.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the cutting blade removed;

Referring to the drawings in detail the reference numerals 1 and 2indicate the side walls of the body of the line cutter and as clearlyshown in Figure 2 of the drawings. these side walls are curved andconverge in a manner to provide an apex of the body at the upper edge ofsaid walls. The apex is formed with a longitudinal slot .3 which isadapted to accommodate the cutting blade 4: as shown in Figures 1 and 2.Ihe outting blade is provided with notches 5 a.r-.

ranged in its end walls and which receive headed pins 6 for securingsaid cutting blade p Another object is to provide a cable line pendingfrom the corners thereof are prongs 8 which have their outer sidesbeveled to provide penetrating edges 9. 1

From the above description and the structure as disclosed by thedrawings, it will be apparent that the cable line cutter which forms thesubject matter of the present in' vention is primarily designed to cutsteel wire cable and is adapted to be supported upon a wooden supportingmeans such as a stump, log or railroad tie so that whenthe cable is laidacross the blade 4, the action of striking the cable with an axe ormallet so as to cut the same willcause the prongs 8 to penetrate withinthe supporting means and retain said cutter in operative positionv forsubsequent cuttings.

It is thought from the foregoing description' that the advantagesandnovel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, providedthat such changes fall wit in the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A. cable line cutter of the character described comprising a bodyformed with a longitudinal slot, a blade having notches extendingthrough its ends and said blade being arranged in said slot, pinspassing through said body and through the notches of the bladerespectively for securing said blade Within the slot, and penetratingprongs depending from said body.

2. A cable line cutter of the character described comprising a bodyformed with curved side walls converging upwardly to form an apex onsaid body portion, said apex being provided with a longitudinal slot,

a cutting blade detachably arranged in said slot and being notched atits ends, pins passing through the body and intersecting said slot andarranged in the notches of the cutting blade to secure the latter insaid slot. and prongs depending from the corners of the bottom of thebody and being tapered to provide penetrating edges.

In testi ony whereof I afiix. my signature.

BENSON A. WHEATONF

